MAMuhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali

Life dates: 1942 AD — 2016 AD

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Quotations and sayings

01c. 1960 AD

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

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02c. 1960 AD

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

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03c. 1960 AD

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

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04c. 1960 AD

My principles are more important than the money or my title.

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05c. 1960 AD

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.

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06c. 1960 AD

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

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07c. 1960 AD

When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.

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08c. 1960 AD

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

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09c. 1960 AD

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

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